Every angler out there has a special place in their heart for a certain species, and if you grew up in the Northeast or Midwest, it’s likely to be the yellow perch. These hardy little fish are ...

Third in a series on cold-weather fishing. Perhaps one of the most consistent winter bites in the Mid-Atlantic for winter-time panfish is the ice fishing gig for huge yellow perch at Maryland’s Deep ...

In the pale morning light, the ghostlike outline of Sugarloaf Island appeared, quickly vanishing into the mist as our snowmobiles sped by. I had been ice fishing on Lake Cascade many times, but never ...

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The jig-hooked minnow 3 feet below my hole in Lake Winnebago’s ice swam doggedly in place on its tether as if yelling up at me, “All right, all right. Leave me alone. I’m trying!” I had just prodded ...

While walking down the aisles recently of the local bait shop, I couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished by all the ice rod models available. This experience had me thinking back to my ice fishing ...

FISHING — An Idaho girl has landed a national fishing distinction. Tia Wiese, 12, of Eagle, caught a yellow perch weighing 2 pounds 11.68 ounces on March 1 at Lake Cascade. Shortly afterward, the fish ...

Idaho’s Lake Cascade is one of North America’s premier fisheries for big yellow perch like these jumbo specimens caught through the ice. Provided by Jordan Rodriguez In the pale morning light, the ...

Hop across the Mackinac Bridge this winter to St. Ignace to try your hand at ice fishing, a timeless tradition the locals are proud to share. Ice fishing in the Upper Peninsula is a ritual and this ...

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Sunday had to be one of the warmest days we have had in three weeks or more, so it seemed like it was a perfect day to get outside and try a little ice fishing. I called my son, Clint, and he agreed ...